The rantings of a teacher who retired from the classroom but not from education.

Saturday, June 04, 2011

Stupid and Weak

Poor little chihuahua, not strong enough to stand on its own feet. Too stupid to stay out of trouble so it must be carried along by others. Poor little chihuahua kissing the hand of the one needed to help it survive.

1 comment:

Anonymous
said...

Chihuahua's live well past those big dogs. They are always protected and cared for! It pays to be a chihuahua except many people wouldn't want to be like them, always biting, always afraid others might step on them or have their shrill bark.

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I have been teaching in NYC for over 30 years. I first taught at an inner city school. The staff was close and we all worked together to help the kids. We tutored constantly and were involved in many activities outside of school. We participated in student faculty sporting events where teachers who were not sports oriented dressed up as cheerleaders. We raised money by putting on a "faculty frolics" show. We stood on stage and made fools out of ourselves to raise school spirit and help our students feel part of the community. These feelings are no longer a part of my job. I still love my classes and students but I can't wait until I can go home at the end of the day. I use this blog to express my frustations about the way teaching has changed. I don't want to retire but sometimes feel I can't go on any longer the way the system is now.